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Will Schwalbe and Chris Maxey, when both were in their mid-50s, had been friends for several decades. They became friends while Schwalbe and Maxey were fellow students at Yale University.

Heller McAlpin is a New York-based critic who reviews books regularly for NPR.org, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications.

Heller McAlpin is a New York-based critic who reviews books regularly for NPR.org, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications.

“The Best Minds,” “We Should Not Be Friends,” “Romantic Comedy,” and “Künstlers in Paradise.”

They seemed to be total opposites—but had more in common than met the eye. Read the inspiring story of this "odd couple" friendship.

A charming literary memoir recounts the unexpected bond between a professional bookworm and a college jock.

In the spring of 1983, Yale junior Will Schwalbe met Chris Maxey, a wrestler from Berwyn, Pa. Both were fresh recruits to a campus secret society, but…

Will Schwalbe’s "We Should Not Be Friends" is a memoir about two people who couldn’t possibly be more different yet became unexpectedly good friends.

Will Schwalbe returns to Tallahassee for his latest work, "We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship," on March 1.

Literary editor Will Schwalbe's new book is a tale about connecting across divides — which is particularly heartening in our polarized culture.